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Mori, Emiliano https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8108-7950
Viviano, Andrea https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2970-3389
Ancillotto, Leonardo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8774-0671
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
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Article History
Received: 29 December 2025
Accepted: 15 May 2026
First Online: 27 May 2026
Declarations
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: Newts were captured with permissions by the Ministry of the Environment (prot. 0006222) and the Province of Grosseto (prot. 0030326), as well as the agreement by the National Institute for Environmental Research (ISPRA, prot. 0048780) and the Societas Herpetologica Italica (SHI, prot. 0047321). Individuals were handled in transparent boxes to facilitate ventral pattern imaging and were released immediately into their pond of capture. Handling time never exceeded 2 min, and no anesthesia was used.
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: All authors approved the final draft before submission.
: Authors certify that they have no affiliation with or involvement in any organisation or entity with any financial or nonfinancial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript. Therefore, they have no conflict of interest to declare.
